Surprisingly, nice cold powder was still hanging tough on upper elevation slopes late afternoon. The new snow had bonded well to the old dirty crust layer which has become very moist. Solar aspects started to become damp by the end of the day and were most noticeable on our W facing Willows exit at/and below 9400ft at 4pm.

Winds were stripping the W side of the ridgeline down to bushes/rocks and heavily loading the E side.

Temps remained cold throughout the day and the small pockets of sunshine didnt seem to affect the high elevation snow (although wind did in some areas). This will change as high pressure and warming temperatures take over for the remainder of the week.